Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/pátniH

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This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *pótnih₂ (wife).

    Noun

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    *pátniH f[1][2]

    1. mistress, wife

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pátniH
      • Sanskrit: पत्नी (pátnī, mistress, wife) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *páθniH

    References

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    1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2017–2018) “Chapter XVII: Indo-Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The lexicon of Indo-Iranian, page 1945:*pátniH-
    2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “Proto-Indo-Iranian: patniH-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University